GBK0
Ages 3–4 · Little Champions
First Steps on the Mat
Motor skills, balance, and manners through games designed by Gracie Barra HQ. The goal is confidence, focus, and making the mat feel like home.
Jacksonville St Johns
Programs.
Six programs. Two mats. One curriculum — the Gracie Barra system, taught the way it's been taught in Rio since 1986.
The System
Organized Jiu-Jitsu, for everyone.
Gracie Barra runs a structured curriculum so every class, at every belt, connects to the next one. Four levels of Jiu-Jitsu carry students from their first day on the mat to black belt: GBK for kids, GB1 for beginners, GB2 for intermediate students, and GBF for our women's program. Our Jacksonville location adds kickboxing and wrestling on top — for athletes who want a full striking and grappling base under the same roof.
Kids
Building discipline one belt at a time.
GBK1
Ages 5–8 · Strong Minds
Strong Bodies, Big Smiles
Coordination, self-defense fundamentals, and anti-bullying values — taught one class at a time, one small win at a time.
Jacksonville St Johns
GBK2
Ages 9–14 · Next-Level
Sharper, Stronger, More Resilient
Technical Jiu-Jitsu, strength and conditioning, competition prep for those who want it. On the mat and off, we're building adults.
Jacksonville St Johns
Adults
Train the way you want to train.
GB1
Ages 15+ · Fundamentals
Modern Jiu-Jitsu from the Ground Up
The flagship adult program. Modern BJJ built on a classical foundation — the best place in North Florida to start, whether you've never rolled or you're coming back after a decade off.
Jacksonville St Johns
GBF
Ages 12+ · Women's
Women Empowering Women
A women-first Jiu-Jitsu program led by Coach Courtney and the female members of our roster. Self-defense, confidence, and community on the same mat.
Jacksonville St Johns
Striking
Ages 12+ · Striking
Kickboxing & Muay Thai
Stand-up striking led by Prof Korey. Footwork, distance, and combinations — a full striking curriculum that plugs into our MMA program.
Jacksonville St Johns
Wrestling
Ages 8+ · Applied Pressure
Applied Pressure Wrestling
Because the takedown is where the fight starts. Open to adult BJJ practitioners and kids 8+ — wrestling as the cornerstone of a complete grappler.
Jacksonville St Johns
The Path
From day one to black belt.
The Gracie Barra adult belt progression is white, blue, purple, brown, black. Blue typically takes two to three years of honest training. Purple adds another one to two. Brown, one to two more. Black, one to two beyond that.
A Gracie Barra black belt takes roughly ten years of consistent training. That's a feature, not a bug — the rank means something because it takes that long, and because your instructors refuse to hand it out before it's earned.
Kids follow their own progression: gray, yellow, orange, green — each with white, solid, and black stripes inside it. The path is built for growing bodies and growing attention spans, and it feeds directly into the adult belt system at age 16.
Belts aren't the point. The point is what you learn on the way there. The belt just marks the road.
Pick your program. Book your free class.
Not sure which one is right? Walk in for a trial — Coach will point you at the right mat.